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Sidebar – birdwatching

Species counts for birds seen around Findhorn for the week ending 1 December 2019:

Mute Swan 6
Whooper Swan 8
Pink-footed Goose 32,000
Greylag Goose
636
Barnacle Goose 5
Shelduck 73
Shoveler
438
Wigeon 267
Mallard 123
Pintail 264
Teal 45
Eider 132
Long-tailed Duck 757
Common Scoter 910
Velvet Scoter 32
Goldeneye 8
Red-breasted Merganser
 9
Goosander 1
Black-throated Diver 2
Red-throated Diver 2
Little Grebe 2
Slavonian Grebe 1
Cormorant
48
Shag 1
Grey Heron 2
Common Buzzard 2
Sparrowhawk
1
Merlin 1
Peregrine 1
Oystercatcher 511

Ringed Plover 20
Golden Plover 187
Lapwing 34
Dunlin 
2200+
Knot 2200
Turnstone 34
Bar-tailed Godwit 71

Curlew 224
Redshank 353
Guillemot
 2
Black Guillemot 3
Razorbill 2

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Nature Reserve Information

Findhorn Bay

Access
Open all year round. Dogs allowed under close control.

Terrain
Some paths across eastern salt-marsh, but other areas on southern edge of bay can be hazardous to walk on. Sand on bay is firm, but numerous water channels. Rising tide can cover bay very rapidly.

Facilities
Shops, cafés and pubs available in Findhorn and Forres villages.

Location
OS grid NJ0462

Maps
OS Landranger 27
OS Explorer 423

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